Our Family History
The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
Willie HUDSON
Abt 1865 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Willie HUDSON was born about 1865 in Georgia, USA (daughter of Gilbert L. HUDSON and Helen J. C. BUTTRILL).
2. Gilbert L. HUDSON was born on 31 May 1836 in Georgia, USA; died on 12 Dec 1902 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA; was buried in Hogansville Cemetery, Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Physician
Notes:
In the 1850 census of Coweta County, Georgia, Gilbert L. Hudson, age 14, is living in the home of William W. Dixon and his wife Lucinda, age 42. Lucinda is probably the remarried mother of Gilbert L. Hudson. The age of Gilbert would correspond with his birthdate of 1836.
Gilbert married Helen J. C. BUTTRILL on 1 Aug 1860 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA. Helen (daughter of Thomas BUTTRILL and Lurania BONNER) was born on 2 Jun 1838 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Apr 1901 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Helen J. C. BUTTRILL was born on 2 Jun 1838 in Heard County, Georgia, USA (daughter of Thomas BUTTRILL and Lurania BONNER); died on 3 Apr 1901 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA. Children:
- Virginia L. HUDSON was born about 1863 in Georgia, USA.
- 1. Willie HUDSON was born about 1865 in Georgia, USA.
- Rebert HUDSON was born about 1867 in Georgia, USA.
- Mertes HUDSON was born about 1870 in Georgia, USA.
Generation: 3
6. Thomas BUTTRILL was born on 23 Oct 1796 in North Carolina, USA (son of William BUTTRILL and Mary WILLIAMS); died on 22 Mar 1875 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA. Thomas married Lurania BONNER on 20 Sep 1830 in Upson County, Georgia, USA. Lurania (daughter of Whitnall BONNER and Alice SELLMAN) was born on 4 Jul 1807 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Feb 1882 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Lurania BONNER was born on 4 Jul 1807 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA (daughter of Whitnall BONNER and Alice SELLMAN); died on 18 Feb 1882 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA. Children:
- James Monroe BUTTRILL was born on 19 Aug 1831 in Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1902 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA; was buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA.
- Mary Martha Matilda BUTTRILL was born on 25 Sep 1832 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1895 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA; was buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA.
- 3. Helen J. C. BUTTRILL was born on 2 Jun 1838 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Apr 1901 in Hogansville, Troup, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 4
12. William BUTTRILL was born on 20 Feb 1763 in Virginia, USA; died on 3 Jan 1857 in Butts County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Butts County, Georgia, USA. Notes:
William Buttrill is enumerated in the 1830 US Census of Butts County with 4 male, 1 female, and 14 slaves on his homestead. He paid taxes in 1831 in the amount of $8.56.
William married Mary WILLIAMS about 1790. Mary (daughter of Burwell WILLIAMS) was born in 1770; died on 1 Dec 1830 in Butts County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Butts County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary WILLIAMS was born in 1770 (daughter of Burwell WILLIAMS); died on 1 Dec 1830 in Butts County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Butts County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Methodist
Notes:
Mary Williams Buttrill held the first church services in what would later be Jackson, in a log house her slaves built near the east entrance of the Jackson cemetery. Mary's seven sons, the four Harkness boys, and others of the community attended services several years before the town of Jackson was organized.
Children:
- Nancy BUTTRILL was born on 19 Dec 1794 in North Carolina, USA.
- Mary "Lou" BUTTRILL was born about 1795 in North Carolina, USA.
- 6. Thomas BUTTRILL was born on 23 Oct 1796 in North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Mar 1875 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA.
- John BUTTRILL was born about 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died in Fayette County, Texas, USA.
- Elizabeth BUTTRILL was born about 1799 in North Carolina, USA.
- William B. BUTTRILL was born about 1802 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1855 in Leon County, Texas, USA.
- Burwell Williams BUTTRILL was born on 8 Jun 1807 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1894 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jul 1894 in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
- Asa BUTTRILL was born on 10 Jun 1810 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 Apr 1893 in Butts County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson City Cemetery, Jackson, Butts, Georgia, USA.
- Britton BUTTRILL was born on 20 Apr 1813 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Dec 1886 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA.
- Jesse BUTTRILL was born in 1816 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA; died in 1845 in Texas, USA.
14. Whitnall BONNER Whitnall married Alice SELLMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Alice SELLMAN Children:
- 7. Lurania BONNER was born on 4 Jul 1807 in Jasper County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Feb 1882 in Heard County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jackson Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA.